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Founding President and Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Payn and recently appointed Chair of the Board of Directors, Carol MacMillan, are pleased to announce that Patrick Sullivan, a senior business marketing executive is the new President and CEO

On Monday, June 13, the Honourable Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Government Procurement, announced that there would be a streamlined procurement approach to select an existing warship design for the RCN’s Canadian Surface...

Pop singer Ria Mae never considered herself an LGBTQ activist, but a recent music video shoot for the song "Gold" pushed the Halifax native to reflect on the boundaries of her own identity.
It began when a ...

It's a busy week for new releases at the theatre. From an action comedy set in 1970s Los Angeles to a family-friendly adaptation of a popular mobile game, there is some competition for your attention this week's cheap night at the movies....

Have you ever tasted beer made with seaweed, foraged oceanside cliffs for ingredients to include with dinner, or eaten a four-course meal on the ocean floor?
Unless you’re one of the 39 guests who attended Dining on the Ocean Floor last...Read More

Landon Webb, the young man whose quest for freedom has come to represent the shortcomings of both Nova Scotia’s support system for the disabled and its Incompetent Persons Act, says he had a lonely Christmas Day.
But by the time this year...Read More

SYDNEY — A judge will rule later this week on an application for a publication ban in the impending murder trial of Thomas Ted Barrett, who is charged with killing Brett Elizabeth MacKinnon, 21, of Glace Bay.
Barrett, 40, also of Glace Bay,...Read More

The star witness in a murder case against infamous Halifax crime figure Jimmy Melvin Jr. will only have to testify once, thanks to a legal manoeuvre by prosecutors.
The Crown has filed a preferred indictment on the charge of first-degree murder,...Read More

Friends and supporters of a man who has been deemed incompetent and housed in a rehabilitation centre against his will held a fundraising event Sunday in his honour.
Staggers Pub and Grub in Dartmouth attracted a small but determined group who hoped...Read More

OTTAWA — In Mike Duffy’s telling, his last months inside the Conservative caucus were a devastating series of betrayals and threats, designed to force him into admitting he had botched his Senate expenses.
If there is a crux to the senator’s...Read More

The ol’ Duff doesn’t draw the crowds he used to.
The big top has come down, the circus has left town and Mike Duffy is stuck in the witness box in Courtroom 33, showing us pictures of his new foundation and parking pad at his Prince...Read More

PARIS — Police, prosecutors, friends, families and acquaintances have unveiled details about the men who carried out the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. Altogether, authorities say that three teams participated in the bloody assault and at least one...Read More

OTTAWA — Senate officials never asked detailed questions about who or what services they were cutting cheques for, relying largely on senators themselves to explain how contracts supported their parliamentary functions, Sen. Mike Duffy’s criminal...Read More

ANTALYA, Turkey — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told his fellow G20 leaders that Canada will still play an active role in the coalition fighting Islamic militants, despite his decision to withdraw fighter jets from the mission.
Trudeau...Read More